Parasite Manipulation
How parasites rewire host behavior to complete their lifecycle
Toxoplasma → Cat
Hairworm → Cricket
Lancet Fluke → Ant
Reset
Pause
Parasite Fitness
Transmission rate
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Hosts infected
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Lifecycle complete
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Mechanism
Population
Healthy hosts
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Infected hosts
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Manipulated
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Final hosts
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Healthy host
Infected (early)
Manipulated
Final host (predator)
Lifecycle complete